(written Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 6 o’clock in the morning)
Am I the together
you want
to tickle toes
and rub noses with?
Who knows
no truth but
what embracing you
awakens?
Who seeks
no good but
laughing together
at silly disagreements
between us?
Who tries
no gain but
being friends
warming the dark
and lighting the way?